[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] 2 The Indians promptly confessed their 3 Brodhead says the Indians were sup-wrong in the first of the cases recited, posed to number nineteen hundred men, and sent a deputation to the director to of whom from five to eight hundred were solicit forgiveness and renew their cove-armed. The text of the Dutch manu-nant of peace. They wished to live in script, however, is " five hundred," and friendship, but were sorely provoked by even that number was a large comple-their Dutch neighbors. The director ment for sixty-four canoes. Councillor promised that he would surely punish La Montagne, upon whose " opinion," offenders against them if the Indians Brodhead evidently bases his statement, 122 THE INDIAN TRIBES dred armed Indians," and with them renewed the search. About eight o'clock, they detected Van Dyck, and an arrow was almost instantly winged to his breast. One Leendertsen, in attempting to protect him, was " threatened with an axe." x The cry of murder was raised by the Dutch, and the burgher guard rushed from the fort, " without any orders, some through the gate, others over the walls, so that they came into conflict with the Indians." The latter were "lying about the shore," evidently preparing to take their departure as they had promised. In the attack upon them two of the guard were killed and three wounded, while of their own number three were left dead.2